What Is Scientism?

Stenmark, Mikael

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“…The view that the methods of the natural sciences could be extended to the study of human action and society marks a form of academic-internal scientism (as opposed to academic-external scientism or scientism within the broader society) and what Stenmark (1997) has termed methodological scientism. For Stenmark, a claim of methodological scientism requires not only the use of natural science methods within a discipline or field of research but the use of these methods Bin such a way that they exclude (or marginalize) previously used methods^ (1997,18).…”

Section: Methodological Scientism and The Crisis Of Suicidologymentioning

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Scientism as a Social Response to the Problem of Suicide

Fitzpatrick

2015

Bioethical Inquiry

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As one component of a broader social and normative response to the problem of suicide, scientism served to minimize sociopolitical and religious conflict around the issue. As such, it embodied, and continues to embody, a number of interests and values, as well as serving important social functions. It is thus comparable with other normative frameworks and can be appraised, from an ethical perspective, in light of these values, interests, and functions. This work examines the key values, interests, and functions of scientism in suicidology and argues that although scientism has had some social benefit, it primarily serves to maintain political and professional interests and has damaging implications for suicide research and prevention.

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Section: Methodological Scientism and The Crisis Of Suicidologymentioning

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Scientism as a Social Response to the Problem of Suicide

Fitzpatrick

2015

Bioethical Inquiry

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“…Most analyses of scientism tend to regard it as a worldview rather than as an ideology. Accordingly, Mikael Stenmark () delivered a thorough taxonomy of different forms of scientism that may serve as a useful starting point for this article. It should be noted that I also have some reservations toward it—precisely because it concerns itself with scientism as a general worldview rather than as an ideology.…”

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“…The basic distinction in Stenmark's analysis is between what he terms academic‐internal scientism and academic‐external scientism . Stenmark describes academic‐internal scientism as “The view that (a) all, or at least some, of the genuine, nonscientific academic disciplines can eventually be reduced to (or translated into) science proper, that is, natural science (academic‐internal scientism 1 ), and that (b) all natural sciences can eventually be reduced to (or translated into) one particular natural science (academic‐internal scientism 2 )” (Stenmark , 17).…”

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The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of (Ideological) Scientism

Baron¹

2019

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The term “scientism” is often used as a denunciation of an uncritical ideological confidence in the abilities of science. Contrary to this practice, this article argues that there are feasible ways of defending scientism as a set of ideologies for political reform. Rejecting an essentialist approach to scientism as well as the view that ideologies have a solely negative effect on history, it argues that the political effect of ideologies inspired by a belief system (including scientism and various religions) must be judged case by case—and that the appearance of complex politico‐scientific problems such as the climate problem in effect warrants some kind of ideological scientism.

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“…The single-and multiple-use method was rooted ontologically in scientism (Stenmark 1997), its ethical roots were utilitarian, and its epistemology was based on positivism. As we will see, Jeremy Bentham's (2000) principle of utility (i.e., act so as to produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number) was firmly entrenched in the minds of Progressive leaders in the conservation movement.…”

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Large-Scale Conservation in the Common Interest

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Hohl²,

Picard³

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Springer Series on Environmental Management

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The Springer Series on Environmental Management is concerned with humanity's stewardship of the environment, our use of natural resources, and the ways in which we can mitigate environmental hazards and reduce risks. The main focus of the series is on applied ecology in the widest sense of the term, in theory and in practice, and above all in the marriage of sound principles with pragmatic innovation. It focuses on the definition and monitoring of environmental problems and the search for solutions to them at scales that vary from global to local according to the scope of analysis. No particular academic discipline dominates the series, for environmental problems are interdisciplinary almost by definition. The volumes include a wide variety of specialties, from oceanography to economics, sociology to silviculture, toxicology to policy studies.The series contributes to the immense effort by ecologists of all persuasions to nurture an environment that is both stable and productive. Increasing rate of resource use, population growth, and armed conflict have tended to magnify and complicate environmental problems that were already difficult to solve a century ago. Attempts to modify nature for the benefit of humankind have often had unintended consequences, especially in the disruption of natural equilibria. Yet, at the same time human ingenuity has developed a new range of sophisticated and powerful techniques for solving environmental problems, such as pollution monitoring, restoration ecology, landscape planning, risk management, and impact assessment. The Springer Series on Environmental Management sheds light on the problems of the modern environment and contributes to the further development of solutions. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply , even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective...

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What Is Scientism?

Cited by 107 publications

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Scientism as a Social Response to the Problem of Suicide

Scientism as a Social Response to the Problem of Suicide

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of (Ideological) Scientism

Large-Scale Conservation in the Common Interest

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